The Official Dallas Cowboys Chat Thread

[Daltonb1219]

:lol:

 

[sffanmike25]

Rossum is reliable. Not a bad signing if you need your WR's and CB's to focus on their jobs instead of PR/KR.

 

[dfr52]

Rossum is reliable. Not a bad signing if you need your WR's and CB's to focus on their jobs instead of PR/KR.

I have to agree he fits their need since they lack a returner.

 

[gt2590]

I sure hope I'm wrong, but I don't see a win this week.

I think the Falcons are a better team overall and win this thing pretty easily. And, without being too negative, I only see 3 definite wins the rest of the way. A win this week could prove me wrong and get the Boys rolling in the right direction, but a loss could be the beginning of a bad spiral for the rest of the year. Once again, I hope I'm wrong but I see it as:

Falcons 31, Boys 24.

 

[Card Magnet]

It's definitely going to be a tough one. The Falcons are down a CB, so perhaps that can open things up for Miles to breakout again. Felix Jones is supposed to be back as well I believe.

As of yesterday, the Cowboys had 7 people lisetd as probably on the injury report. This includes Barber and Ware with their fractures and Roy Williams with whatever blessing has kept him sidelined.

 

[dfr52]

Defense needs to play well today.

 

[gt2590]

This is the game where the Cowboys should run 45 times for about 240 yards. And take advantage of Seattle having to throw almost every down, especially with Hasselbeck being even less mobile than before. Play smart, don't let penalties and turnovers make this a close game.

Let NY and Philly beat each other up and roll to a 30-13 win.

Sound good?

 

[Card Magnet]

^ Sounds great.

Does anybody know if Ratliff will be good to go?

 

[dfr52]

The Cowboys go into the Sunday night game looking good. They need to avoid the big plays by Jackson and turnovers.

 

[Card Magnet]

Michael Irvin said that that Austin listens when advice is given, but Roy Williams seems to tune out. I wish Roy could be shipped back to Detroit, although I was somewhat impressed with his performance this past Sunday.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... ms-doesnt/

Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so he figures if he offers advice to active players, they should listen.

But Irvin says that when he's talked to the current corps of Cowboys receivers, he's found that Miles Austin listens, while Roy Williams tunes him out.

The Dallas Morning News reports Irvin said on his radio show today that he took both Austin and Williams aside in training camp and gave them both tips on the nuances of playing wide receiver in the NFL -- things like catching the ball against your body when going over the middle. Austin, according to Irvin, was receptive and eager to be coached.

Williams was not.

As evidence that Austin listened to him and Williams didn't, Irvin said that when he talked to both of them, he impressed upon them the importance of anticipating the snap count to get off the ball quickly. But, Irvin says, when he watched both Austin and Williams run deep routes on the same play, Austin got a four-yard lead on Williams.

Austin has been a pleasant surprise this season, while Williams has been a major disappointment. Irvin may be exaggerating his own importance in mentoring the Cowboys' receivers -- he's not on the coaching staff, after all -- but as long as Austin keeps outplaying the much higher-paid Williams, we can expect Irvin to continue to use his radio show to rip Williams and praise Austin.

 

[dfr52]

If I was Williams I would be listening b/c Irvin was a real professional on the field who was known for busting his backside to get better. With that being said Williams might not be catching passes but he is putting effort into blocking. If he hasn't given up in that area he must still care about getting better and contributing to the team.

 

[Card Magnet]

Roy Williams is being Terrell Owens Jr.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... tony-romo/

Last year, Cowboys No. 1 receiver Terrell Owens reportedly believed that quarterback Tony Romo was throwing too many passes to other players, and not enough to T.O.

This year, Terrell Owens is gone, and the team's new No. 1 receiver is expressing a similar sentiment, but with a decent amount of tact.

"It's just not even close," Williams said, per Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com. "It's not even funny. Not even close. . . . I'm the No. 1 receiver. But things are just going No. 2's way."

The No. 2 is Miles Austin, who has broken out dramatically in the past few weeks.

"He gets the ball thrown correctly his way," Williams said. "I'm stretching and falling and doing everything. Everybody [else] who's been here's balls are there. Our footballs [from Romo to Williams] are everywhere right now."

So who's at fault? Well, if Romo is on the same page with all of the other wideouts and he isn't on the same page with the guy who has underachieved from the moment he arrived, we think it's safe to say that Williams might be the problem.

 

[cowboysrule48]

Glad we gave up three picks and have the same problem!!

 

[dfr52]

What is wrong w/ WR's?lol Roy needs to shut his mouth and let the chemistry develop. If he keeps showing effort things will click. Trying to force the issue just leads to INT's and clashes w/ teammates. IMO no one on that team will be there to support him if he starts complaining. T.O. at least had the stats when he started this garbage.

 

[Card Magnet]

Roy says he's not like TO. That's right, as mentioned above, TO was very productive. There's trouble brewin in Dallas, and I hope it gets Roy canned after this season. I'd like to see them pick up a new compliment WR for Austin this offseason. Kevin Walter and Vincent Jackson are unrestricted free agents after this season...(So is Austin, although I'm sure Jerry will pay to keep him)

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... -not-a-to/

On Wednesday Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams said he's not on the same page with quarterback Tony Romo. On Thursday Williams went into damage control mode.

Williams insisted when speaking with reporters in the Cowboys' locker room that he won't be the kind of divisive presence that Terrell Owens was in Dallas.

"I'm not a T.O.," Williams said. "I'm not trying to be a T.O. I don't know why people are trying to put me in that category."

Obviously, people are putting Williams in that category because he's doing the same thing this year that Owens did last year: Complaining that Romo is throwing too many passes to other Cowboys players and not enough passes to him.

Romo, however, says he and Williams get along just fine.

"He's working hard," Romo said of Williams. "He's doing a good job in practice. It'll come ... We have a good relationship. Roy cares about the game. He's out here practicing hard, he's getting better every time he steps out here, and that's all you can ask."

Romo then turned his attention to the media, telling the reporters in the Cowboys' locker room that they were the ones turning this into a controversy.

"We've been through this before with people trying to intersect and divide our football team, and this team is too strong," Romo said. "I know the media is going to make certain things appear what they may not actually have been, things of that nature. This team is too committed to winning and too committed to improving to let anything like that or anything you guys may present to us divide this team."

Romo can blame the media if he wants to, but all the media reported is what Williams said. If Romo has a problem with those reports, then he has a problem with Williams -- just as he had a problem with T.O. a year ago.

 

[dfr52]

Roy says he's not like TO. That's right, as mentioned above, TO was very productive. There's trouble brewin in Dallas, and I hope it gets Roy canned after this season. I'd like to see them pick up a new compliment WR for Austin this offseason. Kevin Walter and Vincent Jackson are unrestricted free agents after this season...(So is Austin, although I'm sure Jerry will pay to keep him)

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... -not-a-to/

On Wednesday Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams said he's not on the same page with quarterback Tony Romo. On Thursday Williams went into damage control mode.

Williams insisted when speaking with reporters in the Cowboys' locker room that he won't be the kind of divisive presence that Terrell Owens was in Dallas.

"I'm not a T.O.," Williams said. "I'm not trying to be a T.O. I don't know why people are trying to put me in that category."

Obviously, people are putting Williams in that category because he's doing the same thing this year that Owens did last year: Complaining that Romo is throwing too many passes to other Cowboys players and not enough passes to him.

Romo, however, says he and Williams get along just fine.

"He's working hard," Romo said of Williams. "He's doing a good job in practice. It'll come ... We have a good relationship. Roy cares about the game. He's out here practicing hard, he's getting better every time he steps out here, and that's all you can ask."

Romo then turned his attention to the media, telling the reporters in the Cowboys' locker room that they were the ones turning this into a controversy.

"We've been through this before with people trying to intersect and divide our football team, and this team is too strong," Romo said. "I know the media is going to make certain things appear what they may not actually have been, things of that nature. This team is too committed to winning and too committed to improving to let anything like that or anything you guys may present to us divide this team."

Romo can blame the media if he wants to, but all the media reported is what Williams said. If Romo has a problem with those reports, then he has a problem with Williams -- just as he had a problem with T.O. a year ago.

This is the point where Williams needs to wise up and learn from last year. If anything he should know better after seeing what T.O. did to hurt the team.

 

[gt2590]

Good news for Dallas is that now Westbrook looks to be out for tonite's game. I know McCoy has played well, but the Pokes are better suited to stop him than match up with B-West out of the backfield. Should be very interesting game, but I think Dallas wins a close one to take early division lead...

Cowboys 27-23. But it could very well go the other way. I know I haven't show much confidence in the Boys, besides the Seahawks game, but I'm just not sold on them yet, especially against the pass, which Philly does very well.

 

[dfr52]

Good news for Dallas is that now Westbrook looks to be out for tonite's game. I know McCoy has played well, but the Pokes are better suited to stop him than match up with B-West out of the backfield. Should be very interesting game, but I think Dallas wins a close one to take early division lead...

Cowboys 27-23. But it could very well go the other way. I know I haven't show much confidence in the Boys, besides the Seahawks game, but I'm just not sold on them yet, especially against the pass, which Philly does very well.

Very true, their play against the pass has been very inconsistent. There are times when they make great plays and other times when guys are out of position. As the Raiders showed the Eagles OL isn't in the best shape so hopefully that helps the pass rush.

 

[Card Magnet]

As long as the D can get pressure on McNabb, we'll be alright. If McNabb gets to sit back comfortably, he can shred the secondary. If he's getting bodies in his face and knocked to the ground, I think Dallas can pull off the win.

 

[dfr52]

As long as the D can get pressure on McNabb, we'll be alright. If McNabb gets to sit back comfortably, he can shred the secondary. If he's getting bodies in his face and knocked to the ground, I think Dallas can pull off the win.

I think the same is true of Romo.